Creating drum racks

Drum loops often have limited uses because there's no way to add effects to …a single drum instrument that's part of the loop. …Let's take a look at how drum racks can solve that problem and more. …So I've got a MIDI clip on this first MIDI track and as yet I don't have an instrument. …So, this time I'm going to go into the Instruments category and I'm going to …start with Drum Rack and I'm going to grab the default empty drum rack and drop …that on to this first Track. Now it's a little bit different this time …and I want you to notice that I get these Pads. …Now I can drop samples directly on to those Pads.…

So let's do that. You can choose the area of the keyboard …that you're going to work in by clicking this little box and dragging that up and down. …And then once you get near the area you want to be. …If you want to move by smaller increment, you can hold down the command key and …then drag that. And now I can just get that C3 row right …here so I can see the next octave above that. …

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11/8/2016

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4/16/2013

Create music in real time, on stage, or while producing in the studio, with Ableton Live. In this course, music professor Rick Schmunk shows you how to compose, record, remix, improvise, produce, and edit your musical ideas. Along the way, get familiar with the Live interface, work with its views for recording and editing audio and MIDI, and explore its unique real-time recording and mixing capabilities. Plus, learn real-world production skills that can be applied to songwriting, studio production, and DJing. The final chapters offer an inside look at features added in Live 9, such as new Instrument Racks containing over 3,000 production-ready sounds, and Max for Live, a toolkit for building custom devices.